Charles Corley: Culture, Wellness, Visualization, AI Colleague | Work 20XX Ep34

Charles Corley traveled to Singapore via Hong Kong to start a new chapter over thirty years ago. He stepped off a night train into a bustling world heretofore only seen on a big screen at the cinema. Charles is not afraid of change, he embraces the new.   

As Director of Development at M Moser and Associates, Charles and their global teams are leveraging 3D modeling, virtual reality, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to bring workplaces to life, not only as a ‘show’ deliverable, but as the centerpiece for the entire design process, start to finish. Sitting in Singapore, with visibility on project around the world, Charles has a unique vantage to learn about what works, and why.

Even more intriguing, Charles has used ChatGPT every day since it was launched in November 2022. Every day. Looking for ideas on how to get started with AI. Already started, but not sure how to get more value at work. You will love, Love, LOVE this episode and Charles’ AI discovery and current state. Kudos to Moira Moser for making the investment in all at the organization having access to the entire suite of AI tools. 

Please join me in welcoming Charles Corley to the Work 20XX podcast 

Charles also reminds us how far we’ve come from ‘Sick Building Syndrome’ to a focus on wellness, sustainability, and creating an environment for people to do their best work. Engagement and Adaptability are key words.   

Editor's note: There was some unexpected maintenance happening in an adjoining unit in Singapore, so you might hear some banging and sawing and drilling here and there, but I assure you, everyone is ok, and the redo looks smashing.

Links and References

Charles Corley 

M Moser and Associates 
‍https://www.mmoser.com/people/charles-corley/

‍LinkedIn 
‍https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-corley-06a1366/

‍The Optimal Workplace 
‍https://www.theoptimumworkplace.com/about/

‍M Moser and Associates 
‍https://www.mmoser.com/  
‍https://www.linkedin.com/company/m-moser-associates/

‍Moira Moser - Founder & Chairman, M Moser and Associates  
‍https://www.mmoser.com/people/Moira-Moser/
‍https://www.linkedin.com/in/moira-moser-faia-fhkia-fctbuh-ncarb-b3329233/ 

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Items referenced in the episode

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2024-Sept-24
‍HSBC reimagines its New York headquarters: Global financial institution starts fresh in Manhattan’s newest neighborhood
‍JLL Client Stories 
‍https://www.jll.com/en-us/client-stories/hsbc-reimagines-its-new-york-headquarters

2024-Sept-19
‍Julie Whelan v3: Sentiment Shift, Location, Vibrancy | Work 20XX Ep31
‍Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick 
‍https://www.work20xx.com/episode/julie-whelan-v3-sentiment-shift-location-vibrancy-work-20xx-ep31

2024-Sept-07
‍Evan Benway: Dynamic Sound, Positive Well-Being | Work 20XX Ep30
‍Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick 
‍https://www.work20xx.com/episode/evan-benway-dynamic-sound-positive-well-being-work-20xx-ep30

2024-May-23
‍HSBC Unveils Innovative New US Headquarters in Hudson Yards, Shaping the Workforce of the Future in New York City
‍HSBC Press Release 
https://www.about.us.hsbc.com/newsroom/press-releases/hsbc-unveils-innovative-new-us-headquarters

2023-June-28
‍Julie Whelan: Mixed-Use, Community, Healthy Submarket | Work 20XX Ep16
‍Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick 
‍https://www.work20xx.com/episode/julie-whelan-mixed-use-community-healthy-submarket-work-20xx-ep16

2023-Jan-19
‍Tracy Hawkins: Talent, Twitter, People Perching | Work 20XX Ep09
‍Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick 
‍https://www.work20xx.com/episode/tracy-hawkins-talent-twitter-people-and-perching-work-20xx-09

2022-Aug-24
‍Julie Whelan: Flexible, Responsive, Social Real Estate | Work 20XX Ep06
‍Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick 
‍https://www.work20xx.com/episode/julie-whelan-flexible-responsive-social-real-estate-work-20xx-06

2022-May-02
‍HSBC to Relocate US Headquarters to Tishman Speyer's The Spiral
‍HSBC Press Release 
‍https://www.about.us.hsbc.com/newsroom/press-releases/hsbc-to-relocate-us-headquarters-to-tishman-speyers-the-spiral

2022-Mar-25
‍First look inside Dyson’s new global HQ in Singapore 
‍The Straits Times YouTube Channel 
‍https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeV792nUT7o&ab_channel=TheStraitsTimes

2022-Mar-25
‍His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong officially opens Dyson’s new global headquarters at the historic St James Power Station
‍EDB Singapore 
‍https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/about-edb/media-releases-publications/his-excellency-lee-hsien-loong-officially-opens-dyson-new-global-headquarters-at-the-historic-st-james-power-station.html

2022-Mar-25
‍Dyson opens new global HQ at St James Power Station, to invest S$1.5 billion in Singapore operations over next 4 years
‍By Ang Hwee Min, Channel News Asia
‍https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/dyson-global-headquarters-hq-st-james-power-station-2585726

2022-Mar-25
‍Dyson opens new global headquarters at the historic St James Power Station
‍Dyson.com
‍https://www.dyson.com.sg/newsroom/st-james-power-station-opening

2022-Mar-09
‍Ryan Anderson: Bürolandschaft, Activity-Based, Design, Neighborhoods | Work 20XX Ep03
‍Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick 
‍https://www.work20xx.com/episode/episode-3-ryan-anderson

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Certifications 

‍LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
‍https://www.usgbc.org/

‍WELL (WELL Building Standard) 
‍https://www.wellcertified.com/

‍RESET (Regenerative Ecological, Social & Economic Targets)
https://www.reset.build/aboutUs

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‍OpenAI Enterprise 
‍https://openai.com/chatgpt/enterprise/

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Models

ChatGPT-4o - Flagship, multimodal model 
ChatGPT-4 Vision - Image Analysis
DALL·E 3 - Image Generation 
Whisper - Voice Transcription 
TTS - Text to Speech 
OpenAI o1 - Advances reasoning 
OpenAI o1-mini - Small reasoning model 

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Other tools, references, and Links 

‍Activity based space office design

The Complete Guide to Activity Based Working, CBRE
https://www.cbre.com/insights/articles/the-complete-guide-to-activity-based-working

AEC = Architecture, Engineering, Construction

BIM 360 
‍https://www.autodesk.com/bim-360/

‍Cisco Telepresence 
‍https://www.cisco.com/web/telepresence/webex-telepresence-smb/products.html

‍CoreNet Global 
‍https://www.corenetglobal.org/

Kay Sargent, HOK
‍https://www.hok.com/people/leadership/view/kay-sargent/
‍https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-sargent-53b2431/
‍https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Neuroinclusive-Workplaces-Processing-Environment-ebook/dp/B0DZFHGYV7

‍Revit
‍https://www.autodesk.com/products/revit/

‍SketchUp 
‍https://www.sketchup.com/

‍Trimble Connect 
‍https://www.trimble.com/en/products/trimble-connect

‍UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 
‍https://unosd.un.org/content/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs  

‍Webex Hologram
https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2021/m10/wx1-hologram-release-placeholder.html

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